Screen attachment



July 14-, 1936. c FUELLE 2,047,366

I SCREEN ATTACHMENT Filed March 2'7, 1955 Patented July 14, 1936 UNITED,;STATES PATENT. oFFicE 1 This invention relates to improvements in an attachment adapted to be removably mounted on an ordinary screen door or window, so that the latter may be used for purposes not usually intended for such coverings, but which are highly desirable from the standpoint of comfort, convenience and economy of maintaining a home.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a glass or glass substitute covering detachably mounted on .a screen, so that when it is not desired to have the usual functions of the screen. in use, said glass or the like will act as an auxiliary window, and in addition to and in combination with the permanent windows, will act somewhat asstorm-windows do, but at a much lower cost and with greater ease of installation and economy inconstruction.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a device of the character set forth, which shall be neat in appearance, simple and sturdy in construction, durable, and otherwise satisfactory and efficient for use wherever deemed applicable.

Another objectof my invention is to provide an attachment for a window screen, to enable the latter to more efflciently ventilate the room in which the same is installed, by variably controlling-the path of air passage through the window.

A further object of my invention is to so enlarge the functions of the ordinary window screen, by

Q .additive features of construction, that said screen need not be removed at the end of any specified season, but will be kept in 1 place practically throughout the entire year, and yet maybe easily and quickly removed when it is desired to clean 35 the windows.

' Many other objects and advantages of the construction herein shown and described will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which'this invention appertains, from the disclosures herein given.

To this end, my invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and combination of parts herein shown and described, and the uses 45 mentioned, as will be more particularly pointed out in the claim.

. In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding parts.

throughout the views,

5o Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevational view of a window screen having the attachment in place thereon; I p

Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the same; and

55 Figure 3 is a diagrammatic view showing the method of using the device for. controlling ventilation of a room.

Referring more particularly to the drawing,

wherein there is shown one of the preferred emb'odiments of my invention, I indicates one of the 5 walls of the room, in which is located one of the wall openings, such as for-the window 2, and in this particular case, the window is of a doublehung typ wherein, one or both of a pair'of sections 3 and 4 are slidable relatively of one another, 10 somewhat as indicated. A screen S is removably secured in place to cover this opening to ordinarily permit the free passage of air through the same in the season when the windows are left open, and may be suspended or pivoted at its 15 upper edge by means of hooks 5 or the like in the customary manner and for the customary p poses.

7 he common practice of householders is to pl ce screens in the'windows at the beginning of 20 the summer season and take them down for storage through the winter. This entails a considerable bit of time and labor. Some persons place so-called storm windows in place during the winter season, but these are very costly, but are 25 quite heavy and require relatively skilled labor for placing in position.

In order to combine the advantages of screens and storm windows in a singl and relat v ly cheap structure, I have provided an attachment for the screen, which may be very readily taken down when desired, and will occupy very litttle storage space, as will now be'described.

The window screen generally comprises a substantially rectangular frame 6, of wood, metal or other material generally employedfor the purpose, the opening I of which is covered with suitable screen cloth 8. An auxiliary framework, as of channel cross-section 9 and of size and shape to surround the bounding edges of the screen 40 opening 1 and extend therebeyond is detachably secured in place superimposed over said screen. frame,'by fastening means such as the bolts ll held clamped in place with the thumb-nuts II and lock -washers I2, spaced suitable intervals 4 apart.

A sheet of glass or glass substitute such as cel-' luloid, pyroxylin compounds, or the like It is of such a size and shape that it will cover the screen opening and extend sufliciently therebeyond to be received within the flanges of the channel frame 9. A gasket I may be interposed between the channel and the sheet If to more effectively seal this line of juncture against the elements and prevent rattling or breakage therealong, said-5i gaskets being supported by the bolts ll 11 so preferred.

Obviously, when the sheet 43 is mounted in place on the screen, such a combination, heretofore referred to as S, will serve as a storm window, and thus enhance the insulation properties of the building by the provision of the more or less deadair space between said device and permanent window. Further, inasmuch as it is pivoted to the window opening, it can be used to control the path of air currents into or from the room, as

indicated diagrammatically in Fig. 3, there being any suitable sort of means for holding the member S the desired distance from the lower edge of the window. Thus, ventilation may be efiec tively controlled, without the dangers of having rain or snow enter the room. The device is light in weight, especially when compared with storm windows, and may be quickly and conveniently removed with the screen proper, for window washing or the like.

Attention is again directed to the fact that none of thecharacteristics oi the ordinary screen are lost by the use of this attachment, as the same may be detached as desired, and in addition, the device may serve at other times when the mere screen is no longer required.

Having thus described my invention, it is obarrangement, construction and combination of 6 parts herein shown and described, or the uses mentioned, except as limited by the state of the art and claim hereunto appended.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: it!

In a device of the kind described and in combination with a detachable window screen, a flexible channel member of a size to be superimposed on the frame of said window screen and extend onto said frame beyond the bounding edges of the U screen opening, a sheet of glass or glass substitute having its edges extending into said channel, but spaced from the sides and bottom of the lat ter, a resiliently compressible gwlret straddling the bounding edges of said sheet in. said channel, 1?!

and fastening means extending from said frame and through said channel and gasket beyond the bounding edge of the sheet for adjustably clamping said gasket within said channel for detachably securing said sheet within said frame and to said screen and whereby the latter may be used either alone or together with said sheet.

CARL A. FUELLE. 

